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In May 2010, the NCAA banned the use of BYU Independent Study high school courses as course credit for students bound for Division I schools. This was done because Michael Oher had several years earlier used BYU Independent Study courses to boost his grades. However it was done without consulting BYU on the matter.
It was intended that the independent school's curriculum would be in harmony with the teachings of the LDS Church, in contrast to the expanding state school system. Many of the early-day students were educated to become school teachers. In 1903, the institution was adjusted, with BYU and B Y High established as separate institutions.
In August 2017, BYU announced the name would be changed from the Marriott School of Management to the Marriott School of Business. [4] In May 2018, Brigitte C. Madrian, a behavioral economist from the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School, was named the ninth dean of the Marriott School of Business and is the first female to serve as dean. [30]
On February 7, 2017, the LDS Church announced the creation of BYU–PW to provide strategic oversight and leadership for the church's online higher education initiatives, which consists of PathwayConnect and online higher education certificate and degree programs. As of October 2020, those programs are developed by BYU-Idaho and Ensign College.
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BYU was ranked by The Princeton Review in 2008 as 14th in the nation for having the happiest students and highest quality of life. [180] The Princeton Review has also ranked BYU the "#1 stone-cold sober school" in the nation for 22 consecutive years, [181] most likely due to students
According to a study done by BYU professors, students at BYU feel marriage is a high priority. More specifically, 95% of BYU students rank "marrying in the temple" as a "very important" goal, second only to "a close personal relationship with God". [14] On the other hand, a survey of American High School Seniors showed that 78% of typical ...
StraighterLine launched professor led courses in December, 2012. [5] Professor Direct allows professors to set their own premiums on courses, charging any amount of their choosing per student. [6] This is the first time a business or school has allowed professors to set their own prices for courses that lead to college credit. [7]